Display-rack.



Patented Dec. 30, |902. W. H. BLANDIN.

DISPLAY BACK.

(Application filed Sept. 30, 1901.)

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Patented Dec. 30, |902. W. H. BLANDIN.

ADISPLAY' RACK.

(Application led Sept. 80, 1901.)

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFETCE.

vWALKER H. BLANDIN, OF SEDALIA, MISSOURI.

DIS PLAY-RACK.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 717,157, dated December30, 1902.

Application tiled September 30, 1901. Serial No, 77,104. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WALKER H. BLANDIN, a citizen of the United States,residing at Sedalia, in the county of Pettis and State of Missouri, haveinvented a new and useful Display-Rack, of which the following is aspecication. Y

This invention relatesto display-racks particularly designed for use asameans for draping dress goods and the like in such manner that they willbe displayed to the best advantage and also in unique and artistic formsand the object of the present improvement is to provide simple andeffective means for producing a variety of different designs by the useof two or more attached frames of a particular forni and construction,the frames being capable of inversion and grouping in series at anglesto each other, and thus afford means for obtaining an indefinite numberof display contours.

The invention consists in an improvement on the construction disclosedin Patent No. 679,210, granted to me July 23, 1901, and which will bemore fullyhereinafter described and claimed.

In the drawings, Figure l is a perspective View of the improved rack inone arrangement with goods applied thereto and draped thereover. Fig. 2is a similar view of the rack shown by Fig. l with the draping or goodsremoved. Fig. 3 is a similar view of a modified arrangement of the rack.Fig. 4 is a perspective View of a still further modified form of therack shown draped. Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the form of rackshown draped in Fig. 4. Fig. 6 is a detail perspective view of asupporting attachment adapted to be applied as an auxiliary to either ofthe racks.

Similar numerals of reference are employed ing either in single orplural combination as supports'for the several frames. -As before setforth, all of the frames are similar in construction, aud themodification in the rack consists in disposing the frames in differentpositions to produce variations in the design or mode of arranging thegoods or cloth draped thereover.

In the form of the device shown by Fig. 2 and shown inclosed by Fig. lone of the frames is regularly disposed on a base-rest and has a singleslotted bar 8 arranged horizontally in relation to the upright 3 andprojected equally from opposite sides of the latter. To the outer endsof the bar 8 the uprights 3 of inverted frames are secured so as tobring the triangular bases thereof uppermost and iu the same horizontalplane, and centrally disposed on the said pair of inverted bases is afourth frame, which is regularly disposed. These frames may be tiedtogether by any suitable means-such as wire, cord, or the like--and inarranging the draping thereon the lower frame supporting the seriesabove has the goods or cloth applied thereto, as shown by Fig. 1, andthe three upper frames are similarly draped and produce the appeal'-ance of one regularly-disposed conical form at the top, two inverteddepending conical forms at opposite sides, and a lower regularlyarrangedconical form.

In the form of the device shown by Fig. 3 a frame is regularly arrangedat the bottom, and to the upper extremity of the upright thereof issecured the free end of an inverted frame which is disposed in directalinement with the lowermost frame, and attached to the connecteduprights of the two alined frames are the free ends of twohorizontally-disposed frames, with their bases projected outwardly. Thevertically and also the laterally disposed frames are secured inadjusted position by the clamping-bolts, as 7', and the angle of theseframes maybe varied by loosening these IOO bolts, then adjusting theframes to the desired position, and again clamping the bolts to holdthem in place. On top of the uppermost vinverted frame a fifth similarframe is disposed, and when the goods is draped over this arrangement offramesit assumes the contour shown by dotted lines in Fig. 3.

The configuration shown by Fig. 4 is produced by the arrangement offrames shown by Fig. 5. One of the slotted bars Sis adjustably securedagainst the base of the top frame, and said bar is also adjustablyattached to the bar 8,' connected to the lower frame by means of aclamping-bolt 7.

The upper frame (shown in Fig. 5) has its base arranged vertically, andin addition to the structure of the frames as heretofore set forth thisupper frame, as shown by Fig. 5, is provided with a bar 10, similar inconstruction to the bars 8, and is adjustably secured to the upright 3and projects toward the front. At different points and wherever the samecan be used the exposed ends of the upright 3 will have head-blocks 11removably applied thereto, and the arm lO will also be likewise suppliedwith one of these blocks, to thereby provide a head-support for thegoods draped thereover and produce a more graceful appearance. Thehead-block 1l (shown in Fig. 5) is also adapted to have an auxiliarysupporting device connected thereto and which is shown by Fig. 6. Thisauxiliary supporting device consists of a triangular board 12, providedwith a screw-eye 13 to enter the opening 14 in the head-block 11. (Shownby Fig. 5.) This Will give a greater headsupport for the draping andprovide further means for varying the design, and while this auxiliarysupport is described as being applicable to the form of the device shownby Fig. 5 and indicated in the latter by dotted lines it will beunderstood thatit can be equally Well applied to the otherhead-blocks'or a number of similar triangular boards used Where thereare a number of exposed ends and head-blocks.

Three different forms of the rack made up of the frames are set forthbut it will be understood that other configurations and shapes can beproduced by further changes, and such changes will'be adopted at will asmay be desired to vary the designs. The essential feature of theinvention, therefore, is the utilization of two or more frames oftriangular form adjustably and detachably connected or assembled, and tofurther vary the design it will be understood that the braces can beadjusted to change the angle of the triangular backs and uprights.Numerous other variations will suggest themselves 'from timeto time, andseveral of the shapes or arrangements ot' frames can also be combined toproduce a compound configuration or to form an arch-like design.

The racks are adapted to be placed either in show-Windows,displaycompartments,or in open store-rooms, and for different purposesand use with various classes of goods the size, proportions,and minordetails may be changed without departing from the principle of theinvention.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is Adisplay-rack comprising a plurality of triangular frames adjustable todifferent positions with relation to each other, uprights connectedtherewith, head-blocks adapted to be secured to the terminals of theuprights, and means attachable to the head-blocks to increase theirsupporting extent.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto affixedmy signature in the presence of two witnesses.

WALKER H. BLANDIN.

Witnesses:

W. L. PORTER, F. A. SAMPsoN.

